I closed my Twitter account. But here are some thoughts that I have saved for further reflection: I say NO to Babylonian exile thinking and repent personally! My friend @nhclc challenged me to write this out, so I did. We fight FROM victory not FOR it… The first Testament prepared the way and the second…
I closed my Twitter account. But here are some thoughts that I have saved for further reflection: I believe my Reformed friends high view of the Sovereignty of God and my Pentecostal friends high view of the Goodness of God are both right Sometimes Ezekiel 37 happens with different bones. Maybe your dead dream is…
More from Twitter land that I’ve written about previously…after closing my account…here are some posts from the past decade.. My fav organization quote: “Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mxd up.” – A. A. Milne Great article from @michaelhyatt for authors and…
I decided to close my Twitter account last week. It is an account that I have had for 12 years. It is interesting to read the things that I shared in the early years of the account and then to see what happened in later years as the character limit expanded and my role shifted…
This article will also be published in the Megamorphosis “Power” Issue #11 in early October, 2020 It is hard to block out the noise. Every day it seems to get louder. The voices of seeming friend and foe are confused and confusing, whether it be on social media, the public airwaves, or in the office,…
Every once in a while, I’ll use the phrase “re-parenting”. I think of that when I meet someone who has had a really rough time in life and, most of the time by their own admission, could use some “re-parenting” to help learn basic relationship and life skills. When President Reagan died, I thought about…
I wrote this to our William Jessup University Community (www.jessup.edu) this past week as we grapple with the pain of these hours: Dear Jessup Community, Words are not our first priority right now. Love is. Compassion is. Understanding is. Like you, my emotions and thoughts have been jumbled these last many months with the combination…
Churches and Counties Working Together for Public Health COVID-19 has changed so much. But, the best of our lives have not changed. We are strong and a resilient people and heroes are emerging from our midst every day. We personally want to thank Governor Newsom for his steady leadership during this crisis. Further, we have…
April 28, 2020 SACRAMENTO Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, and Dr. John Jackson, president of William Jessup University, release the following statement calling California leaders to allow churches in the state to begin opening their doors as places of worship, service, compassion and reflection: We are mindful of our…
Presence Matters. Touch Matters. Connection Matters. The presence of God changes everything. Moses said he would not go anywhere without the presence of God and the Psalmist begged God not to remove him from His presence (Exodus 33:15, Psalm 51:11) Touch matters. Human beings were made for contact, for connection, for community. And yes, we…